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Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Rivals as Tensions Rise
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Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong clashed with men who shouted abuse and removed some of their barricades, escalating tensions on the city’s streets as the government pledged talks to defuse the crisis.
In Mong Kok, men fought and scuffled with protesters, seized tents and tried to remove road-blocks. In Causeway Bay, where more confrontations took place, a group trying to reclaim a main road described themselves as ordinary citizens. While the throng of protesters has dwindled from an Oct. 1 peak, blockades prevented about 3,000 civil servants from going to work at government offices in the Admiralty district.